Minors Report: Gyorko paces Tucson win

Third baseman Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer and drove in the winning run with a ground out in the bottom of the ninth as Triple-A Tucson opened the second half of the Pacific Coast League season with a 6-5 win over Fresno in Arizona.

The home run was Gyorko’s 14th since joining the T-Padres. He is hitting .344.

Second baseman Vince Belnome (.274) also hit a two-run homer for Tucson, which improved to 31-58.

First baseman Matt Clark (.307) and left fielder Dan Robertson (.320) were both 2-for-4 with a run scored. Shortstop Andy Parrino (.354) was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored.

Left-handed starter Eric Stults allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings in the first start of his rehab assignment from the major league Padres. Right-hander Bear Bay (4.94 ERA) allowed one run on five hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Right-hander Cory Burns (3.21 ERA) allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth and right-hander Eric Hamren (2-1, 2.22 ERA) picked up the win with a walk and a strikeout in a scoreless ninth.

Around The Farm

Double-A San Antonio (13-6, 41-48): Midland 13, SAN ANTONIO 10 – 1B Cody Decker was 2-for-4 with a homer run, four RBI and three runs scored. Surging 3B Edinson Rincon (.272) was 4-for-5 with three doubles, a RBI and three runs scored. C Jason Hagerty was 2-for-4 with a RBI and LF Dean Anna (.299) and 2B Jonathan Galvez (.331) were each 2-for-5 with a run scored. RF Rymer Liriano was 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI but is off to a 3-for-26 start since being promoted from Single-A Lake Elsinore. Starting RHP Hayden Beard (6.15 ERA) allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. RHP Dustin Pease (4.58 ERA) struck out two over 1 2/3 perfect innings. RHP Ryan Kelly (2.82 ERA) allowed three runs on a hit and two walks in one-third of an inning. RHP Daniel Strange (1-1, 2.73 ERA) allowed four runs on five hits and a walk in an inning.

Single-A Lake Elsinore (13-6, 48-40): High Desert 11, LAKE ELSINORE 2 – DH Tommy Medica (.379) had three doubles in four at-bats with an RBI. Medica has 27 doubles on the season. Starting RHP Matt Branham (4.42 ERA) allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks in five innings. RHP Yefri Carvajal (6.15 ERA) allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits in two innings.

Short-season Single-A Eugene (14-11): Eugene 4, SPOKANE 2 (10 innings) – Starting RHP Juan Mercano (2.96 ERA) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts over six innings. RHP Matthew Chabot (3.38 ERA) allowed two hits with two strikeouts over two scoreless innings. RHP Christopher Nunn (2-0, 0.00 ERA) struck out two in two perfect innings.